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3.2.1a Reflection of light

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An object is placed at a distance d d\,d in front of a flat plane mirror. Which row in the table correctly describes the nature of the optical image formed and its distance from the mirror?

Nature of the imageDistance of image from the mirrorAvirtualequal to dBvirtualless than dCrealequal to dDrealgreater than d \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline & \text{Nature of the image} & \text{Distance of image from the mirror} \\ \hline \text{A} & \text{virtual} & \text{equal to } d \\ \hline \text{B} & \text{virtual} & \text{less than } d \\ \hline \text{C} & \text{real} & \text{equal to } d \\ \hline \text{D} & \text{real} & \text{greater than } d \\ \hline \end{array} ABCD​Nature of the imagevirtualvirtualrealreal​Distance of image from the mirrorequal to dless than dequal to dgreater than d​​
A

Row A

B

Row B

C

Row C

D

Row D

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